From its opening in 2022 through last spring, Choi Dining Hall offered an Asian station with food like dumplings, basmati rice, and stir-fry. This semester, however, the Asian station is open primarily Monday to Thursday for lunch, University spokesperson Ahmad Rizvi confirmed in a statement to The Daily Princetonian on behalf of Campus Dining.
Dinner availability fluctuates, as “this station is often used for pop-ups and special events,” Rizvi wrote.
Students have noticed fewer Asian-inspired dishes at the bar. In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ Alec Jin ’28 expressed that the Asian station feels particularly limited this year.
“There’s many instances at dinner where the Asian station isn’t even open,” Jin told the ‘Prince.’ “I miss the diversity of food. The options are definitely less now compared to last year.”
Abigail Andrews ’28 shared similar sentiments.
“Last year [the Asian station was] what I ate when I came to NCW, because I didn't like the other food […] so I miss it,” said Andrews.
First-years also note that the Asian station hasn’t met their expectations.
“All they usually have [are] dumplings, which [are] nice, but there’s not much more to the Asian station than that. I would love to see them step it up, because I’ve heard great things, but I haven’t seen great things,” Sophia Self ’29 said in an interview with the ‘Prince.’
Grace Rivas ’29 shared similar thoughts.
“Honestly, I haven’t seen much of the Asian station […] but the dumplings are really good. I’ve heard good things about it in the past,” she told the ‘Prince.’
The University has recently undergone significant changes, including the discontinuation of Wintersession as well as reductions in dining and library hours. These developments have fueled student confusion about which decisions are driven by budget cuts.
Rizvi explained that the decision to open food stations depends on a number of factors, writing, “We try to offer a variety of menu items during all meal periods, and decisions to open specific stations depend upon staffing, ingredient availability, and special events scheduled in the dining halls.”
However, students still miss the variety offered by the Asian station.
“There is so much cuisine on campus that is so monotonous,” Anagh Kanagala ’28 told the ‘Prince.’ “Having [the] Asian station was a really nice way to change up the day.”
“If I didn’t like something in the main western section, I could fall back to the Asian station,” added Jin. “But now it’s not the same.”
Amaya Taylor is a News contributor from Memphis, Tenn. She can be reached at at9074[at]princeton.edu.
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